Charges have now been filed against Brian Flatoff, 45 of Stevens Point, who is accused of taking hostages at Eagle Nation Cycles in Neenah and a standoff with police that lead to a man being killed.
Flatoff made his initial court appearance at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, where bond was set at $500,000. The charges stem from an incident before he went to Eagle Nations Cycle.
Flatoff has been charged with second degree recklessly endangering safety, possession of a firearm by a felon and three counts of felony bail jumping, according to a criminal complaint filed in Winnebago County.
Wednesday the Eagle Nation Cycles shop opened it's doors and friends and family talked with the media.There were first hand accounts from hostages and family members talked about Michael "ML" Funk.
There was noticeable damage from bullets throughout the shop.
According to the criminal complaint, a woman told police she believed her "very good friend" was involved in the hostage incident.
Flatoff had been at the woman's home as an overnight guest. She said she'd been up all night with Flatoff and he had been drinking vodka or rum throughout the night and was intoxicated in the early morning hours.
The woman said Flatoff had a .45 caliber pistol and shot a hole in the wall above her head after they had yelled at each other, according to the complaint. Flatoff then calmed down and discussed his ongoing issues over a motorcycle with employees at Eagle Nation Motorcycles. The woman said she wasn't concerned about Flatoff's plan to go to Eagle Nation Cycles because he assured her he was going to speak like an adult about the issues he was having.
The woman said she went to bed after Flatoff left. When she found out police had been called to the motorcycle shop, she discovered her Mac-10 9mm handgun was missing.
You can see the criminal complaint here.
Wednesday the Neenah Police Department issued a press release about the standoff. You can read that release here.
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